Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-06-30
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old rasson.
Eyes; my husbands regimcnti is quar-.
tered there, Y. she replied.
"Ah, l 60 different wagon to Car
lisle," he sad.
"Oh, you live at Carlisle P" In truth,
the little woman was longing to know
where he did live, and what was his
name, but did not quite like to put the
question plainly.
"Oh. no live in London" he an
swered. II am going to Carlisle for
couple of days on matter of business. "
At this po.nt Bob exploded-a smoth-
cred little Singer of laugh. just
loud enough for Mrs. Bob to hear.
make her turn her big eyes upon him
and ask:
why are you laughing, Bob ?"
"Oh tn story is awfully amusing"
he answered, promptly. AS it happen
ed, that portion of the story just
before him described a rt-broken
parting between a pair of heart-broken
lovers.
However, satisfied by the reply, Mrs.
Bob turned again to their fellow-travel-
Ter.
"Oh, 1 thought your living might be
at Carlisle.' she said.
MY Hrimg" he repeated, in a
puzzled tone. which set Bob of laugh
ing again. "My Ncing, my dear lady!
am not clergyman"
"Oh, arc you notP" in crestfallen
tones. a made sure you We're"
The fact is" struck in Bob. my
wife considers herself II great judge of
character and phys ognomy and all
that-says she has only to look at
man to tell his business at once"
"AIy dear madam" said the old
gentleman. IN II very kind tone. 81 am
afraid for once YOU are at fault hold
public Office undsr the Crown
Really now! Well. l quite thought
you were Il clergyman. How one may
be mistaken" she said, in the pretty,
childish way which seemed to attract
every one. and wondering what Bob
could be laughing at. ooh, here we
are at York. y
The old gentleman was very kind
| still; their train left in ten minutes,
and he helped to carry some of her
numerous parcels across the platform.
Presently, when Bob brought his wife
back from the rcfrcshment-room, he
helped her into the carriage.
"Goodbye" she said. holding out her
hand to m. you nave been very
kind to me; we have enjoyed your
soc ETY. very mucA. l hope we may
meet again some day."
He took her hand as if it had been
some fair and lovely thing, too sacred
for common touch.
"A great many people say goodbye to
me-" he said. rather wistfully; "but
they don't say they hope to meet me
again" Then the ira II moved; the
old gentleman lifted his hat, Bob fol
| lowed suit; Mrs. Bob smiled and waved
her hand, and they had parted, the
chance acquaintance of few hours.
Il wish lie had told us his name. "
she SAID, respectfully.
Bob slipped his arm around her
waist.
Lilly, my child" he said, gravely
but with laughter in his eyes, 'you
don't know who he was ?'
NO, Bob" wonderingly; do you?'
II saw him once. AS he told you,
he holds public office under til:
Crown. And his name is CAL; bu
the little Mrs. Bob uttered such a;
scream that the remainder of the wore
was lost, and Bob laughed too immod,
erately to repeat it.
A few minutes she was utterly dis
mayed; then she pulled herself togeth
er, and she didn't believe it was tn,
public hangman of England. at all
but it was true. for all that.